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2009 Fantasy Football

A Very Brady New Year

Predicting how long players will go in week 17 is starting to give me a twitch.  Listening to coaches and players talk about playing time…

  • Doc
  • December 31, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Week 17 Up In The Air

There are tons of playoff slots still up in the air so we should have a fun week 17 as fans and fake footballers.  Good…

  • Doc
  • December 30, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Playoffs! Yes Jim Mora, You’ve Ruined The Word Playoffs!

Good morning Razzballers (or good whatever time of day you are reading this).  The fantasy season is winding down, but the NFL never sleeps!  Aren’t…

  • Doc
  • December 29, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

There won’t be any players this week suggested under the “grab in free agency” tag. If you’re going to make any acquisitions you may as…

  • Drew
  • December 29, 2009
  • 1
2009 Fantasy Football

The Daily Show

Week 16 had a lot of big scorers come from odd names: Brandon Jackson, Jabar Gaffney, Darren Sproles, and not Curtis Painter. Hopefully you sat…

  • Doc
  • December 27, 2009
  • 26
2009 Fantasy Football

Drew Willy or Won’t He?

Today is the day! For most of us still going our championship game is today. We still don’t know what the Colts are going to…

  • Doc
  • December 26, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Greatest Ground Game Preview on the Interweb

Sunday 1PM Tampa Bay (30th) @ New Orleans (24th) Derrick Ward was a late addition to the injury report after looking like he would become…

  • Drew
  • December 25, 2009
  • 22
2009 Fantasy Football

Week 16 Sleepers and Busts

Merry Christmas all you Razzballers out there!!!!   We’re here at Razzball headquarters slaving away in the stat mines.  There is no rest for the weary!…

  • Doc
  • December 25, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Statistical Strategery: Run, Run, Rudolph!

For this week I decided to tweak the rushing defensive stats a bit.  It always seems odd that we don’t take into account how defenses…

  • Doc
  • December 24, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Statistical Strategery: Defense Of Christmas Pass

It’s down to the wire and you need all the stats to cram into your head like the stuffing you’re cramming into that dead bird.…

  • Doc
  • December 24, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Passing Matchups: Steve Smith vs. Steve Smith

Good Christmas Eve morning/day/evening to all y’all’s!  I had planned on airing my Festivus grievances today, but I thought I’d do some passing matchup analysis…

  • Doc
  • December 24, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Statisical Strategery: Last Line Of Defense

This has been a strange year when it comes to fantasy defenses.  There really are no defenses that feel like every week starts. The Eagles…

  • Doc
  • December 23, 2009
  • 5
2009 Fantasy Football

Target(s) Practice

(Editor’s note: Make sure you join our week 16 contest.  If you don’t, people will laugh at you!) Josh Morgan: The captain in you should…

  • Jones
  • December 22, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

This will be the final edition of “Sleeper Math” for this season but it’ll be back next year. For the remainder of the season we’re…

  • Drew
  • December 21, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Week 16 Contest!

You may already be done for the season, but here at Razzball we are all about giving losers (I mean those who have been cheated…

  • Doc
  • December 21, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Start Jerome Harrison From The Future!

It’s a sad time of the year. The fantasy season is winding down, but don’t think Razzball headquarters is winding down with it. We’re just…

  • Doc
  • December 20, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Reporting Live From the Death Star

Remember the crappy bikes (you didn’t realize they were crappy at the time) you had when you were in elementary school? I’m talking about the…

  • Drew
  • December 19, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Saturday Night Live Football!

So not all of you will be able to see one of the better matchups of the year due to Time-Warner’s idiocy. This is sad,…

  • Doc
  • December 19, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Statistical Strategery: RB’s Combo Platter

The top 4 matchups this week have a lot of question marks concerning amount of touches and who will be touched inappropriately. Arian Foster should…

  • Doc
  • December 17, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Statistical Strategery: Pass Match Game

Here is the passing defense matchup chart for week 15:

  • Doc
  • December 17, 2009
  • 19
2009 Fantasy Football

Air To The Fantasy Football Throne

I’m subbing for Mark this week and bringing you my take on the passing matchups.  Instead of going with just the passing yards against for…

  • Doc
  • December 16, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Greatest Ground Game Preview on the Interweb

You are probably like me when it comes to fantasy football. I use logic to set my lineups during the week and act totally rational.…

  • Drew
  • December 15, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

Those of you who actually played real tackle football are familiar with the phrase “play to the whistle,” meaning give your best effort until the…

  • Drew
  • December 14, 2009
  • 19
2009 Fantasy Football

Chris Johnson Needs A Nickname

Yesterday was full of big time players having big time games.  If you had those big time players on your team you are feeling really…

  • Doc
  • December 13, 2009
  • 12
2009 Fantasy Football

Sunday Morning Coming Down To The Wire

It’s Sunday morning again.  The coffee is steaming in the mug.  The pre-game is chattering on and on and you are either excited for your…

  • Doc
  • December 12, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Injury Report For Duty

Mike Sims-Walker has been downgraded to doubtful.  I don’t doubt that he is real or anything, but I doubt that he’ll play in a nice…

  • Doc
  • December 11, 2009
  • 10
2009 Fantasy Football

Greatest Ground Game Preview on the Interweb

Sunday 1 PM New Orleans (24th) @ Atlanta (18th) Judging from his past performances Pierre Thomas is either going to have a monster game or…

  • Drew
  • December 10, 2009
  • 41
2009 Fantasy Football

Start, Sit, Go!

Editors note: I’d like to thank Jen for joining the Razzball team.  We might have to take the pinball machine out of the women’s bathroom…

  • Jen
  • December 10, 2009
  • 18
2009 Fantasy Football

Statistical Strategery, Rush Week

Chris Johnson has the best matchup of his entire life.  This should be the game Jeff Fisher says, ok, we aren’t going to make the…

  • Doc
  • December 10, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Yes, Mr. Mora, There Are Playoffs

With the majority of fantasy leagues starting their playoffs this week, I’m going to start paring down the ratings just a little. Up to this…

  • mgeoffriau
  • December 9, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Week 14 Roundtable, Sleepers and Busts

Head over to Rookie Blitz and check out our sleepers and busts for week 14 at each position.  And if you haven’t yet, follow all…

  • Doc
  • December 9, 2009
  • 5
2009 Fantasy Football

Statistical Strategery, A Passing Fad

Do you want some pass defense statistics? Huh? Do you!!!? I know, stop yelling, J. Jerk Jerkingson (the J stands for jerk). Okay, I’ll stop,…

  • Doc
  • December 9, 2009
  • 14
2009 Fantasy Football

Target(s) Practice

Davone Bess-clearly the “Bess” receiver on the team, the man with the predator locks has emerged as a confident, productive receiver over the past few…

  • Jones
  • December 8, 2009
  • 25
2009 Fantasy Football

The Best Defense Is A Good Matchup

You made the playoffs or you really don’t want to be the last place team because your league mates make the last place owner run…

  • Doc
  • December 8, 2009
  • 14
2009 Fantasy Football

Game (Day) Theory: Sleeper Math

Worth a Waiver Claim Jerome Harrison – So I guess he’s the guy, not Chris Jennings going forward. Unless you have one of the top…

  • Drew
  • December 7, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Jerome Harrison Breaks Out Of The Pound

Jerome Harrison, the perennial Razzball add/drop/add, looks like he is finally out of Mangini’s dog house/pound/insert dog enclosure metaphor.  Of course he scored 2 touchdowns…

  • Doc
  • December 6, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Game Day Dynamic Injury Report

Latest News Visanthe Shiancoe is active Ahmad Bradshaw is active Kurt Warner will start according to reliable sources Roddy White active Reggie Bush active Justin…

  • Drew
  • December 5, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Broke Back Jackson

Steven Jackson has yet to practice this week.  The same thing happened last week and he went for over a 100 yards and a TD,…

  • Doc
  • December 4, 2009
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2009 Fantasy Football

Greatest Ground Game Preview on the Interweb

As Mark mentioned in his Aerial Preview yesterday we’re changing the way we rank defenses from here on out. We are going with the average…

  • Drew
  • December 3, 2009
  • 39
2009 Fantasy Football

Cleverly Titled Passing Matchup Article

Remember how last week we talked about the importance of using small sample sizes? At this point in the season, team defenses have so many…

  • mgeoffriau
  • December 3, 2009
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